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inodorous

American  
[in-oh-der-uhs] / ɪnˈoʊ dər əs /

adjective

  1. not odorous; odorless.


inodorous British  
/ ɪnˈəʊdərəs /

adjective

  1. odourless; having no odour

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of inodorous

From the Latin word inodōrus, dating back to 1660–70. See in- 3, odorous

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The habits of D�dalea are very much the same as Trametes, but they are inodorous.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha

Arrowroot is distinguished by the granules agglomerating into small balls, by slightly crepitating when rubbed between the fingers, and by yielding with boiling water a fine, transparent, inodorous and pleasant-tasting jelly.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

These are small, very regular, and inodorous plants.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha

They were covered with ash-coloured bark, and quite inodorous.

From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Reid, Mayne

Most species are small and inodorous, but some which have a strong alkaline odor are probably not good.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha

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